Community - Campus Day of Service

April 5, 2014

On Saturday, April 5th, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign kicked off National Volunteer Week with an inaugural Community-Campus Day of Service. Over 60 students, faculty and staff worked with six community partners on seven projects to complete pre-construction projects, community garden spring preparation projects, flyering in the community, reorganizing classrooms at Tap in Leadership Academy, cataloging choral literature, and preparing a Bee Garden. A big thank you goes out to all who helped on April 5!

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Outreach Weekend Reports

Student, faculty and staff volunteers from the University of Illinois work alongside local residents and members of nonprofit groups on various projects. Action Research.Illinois designs their Outreach Weekends not only to provide local community groups with physical improvement services, but also to give the students a chance to participate in a service-learning activity that would assist them in their professional development.

45 students, faculty and staff of the University of Illinois headed out to East St Louis, Illinois to kick off our Outreach Weekends of 2010!! The weather was stunning for February and the students got a one-of-a-kind experience. Check out the summary!!

20 FAA 291 students traveled to East St Louis for the day to assist in two projects at The Joseph Center/Eagle's Nest and 41st Street Park/Pullman Porter Park. 3 ARCH 576 students conducted interviews with residents of the Olivette Park Neighborhood.

Over 80 students worked with the East St. Louis Park District, The City of Centerville's planning department, The East Side Health District, Catholic Urban Programs, the Lessie Bates Davis House, Eagle's Nest of St. Clair County, and East St. Louis neighborhood organizations.

Over 100 students and staff spent the weekend in East Saint Louis working with 41st Street Neighborhood Action Group, Eagle's Nest, Concerned Citizens of Precinct 12, Dayton Wedgewood Neighborhood Group and Opal's House.

Over 50 students and staff spent the weekend in East Saint Louis working with 41st street neighborhood action group, Eagle's Nest, Concerned Citizens of Precinct 12, Dayton Wedgewood neighborhood group and Second Chance Shelter.

This weekend, 106 volunteers worked throughout the East Saint Louis community. Working with partners at Eagle's Nest, Second Chance Shelter, Opal's House, Brooklyn Police Department, Dunham Dynamic Museum, and the Vincent Depaul Thrift Store.

UP260 worked at Opal's House and Dayton-Wedgewood beautification. LIS451 conducted initial site visits with computer lab partners. LIS581 finished their archives assessment at the Katherine Dunham Museum. General volunteers worked outdoor clean-ups at CCP12, Eagle's Nest and Dayton-Wedgewood.

Flyering with members of the South End New Development Organization, The Village Theatre tarping, Picnic Table renovation, Rush City, Assisting Precinct 12, East St. Louis Buyers Guide, Eagle's Nest, Emerson Park Development Corporation's Youth Build Visit, American Bottom Conservancy - Toxic Tour Emerson Park Development Corporation's Social Work Visit